Azure Platform Engineer

Rabobank; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rabobank in the Netherlands is seeking an experienced Azure Platform Engineer to build a scalable analytics environment used by colleagues across the bank. You will design secure cloud solutions, automate deployments, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams while delivering innovations in a large-scale data platform.

You will work with Azure Databricks, Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes, focusing on reliability, performance, and user experience for 1,500+ analytics users and 9.5 million

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience as Platform Engineer or similar within large-scale analytics platforms.
• Proven experience with Azure Cloud, Azure Databricks and data architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code within CI/CD environments (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Proactive learning mindset.
• Team-oriented attitude.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders and translate business needs into practical and innovative technical solutions within a secure data environment.
• Monitor platform performance and continuously improve stability, reliability, and scalability across multiple integrated systems and workflows.
• Stay up to date with Azure developments and actively identify opportunities to enhance platform capabilities and user experience.

Skills

Azure Cloud

Azure Databricks

CI/CD

Containerization

Strong communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem-solving

Learning mindset

Team player

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Job description

Make an impact by enabling data-driven decisions for over 1,500 users and shaping a scalable analytics platform at Rabobank.

You & your role

Build and improve a scalable analytics environment as Azure Platform Engineer, enabling colleagues to turn complex data into actionable insights. You design secure cloud solutions, automate deployments, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams while working on innovation within a diverse international environment of 55 colleagues.

Examples for Practices

• Design a scalable Azure Databricks solution that supports growing data workloads.
• Automate infrastructure deployments using Terraform to reduce manual errors.
• Optimise data pipelines to improve performance and efficiency for end users.

Facts & Figures

• 40 hours per week
• Supporting over 1,500 users on the analytics platform across the organisation
• 9.5 million customers worldwide

Top 3 responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders and translate business needs into practical and innovative technical solutions within a secure data environment.
• Monitor platform performance and continuously improve stability, reliability, and scalability across multiple integrated systems and workflows.
• Stay up to date with Azure developments and actively identify opportunities to enhance platform capabilities and user experience.

You work within the Analytics Platform Area in the Tech 4 Data & Analytics Tribe, contributing to an international team of 55 colleagues across 7 teams, focused on building and maintaining a leading model development platform.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of differences. It is precisely by combining people's differences that we become an even better bank. We are curious about what you add to our team of Analytics Platform Area.

The 55 people of Analytics Platform Area develop and maintain a model development platform for advanced analytics and machine learning across the organisation. Collaboration is our approach; as one data-minded team within Rabobank we continuously improve our platform and deliver value to users.

Work on yourself and the world around you at the same time

For us, your development and that of society go hand in hand. That's why we want to invest in you and work together for a better world. We summarise this in one sentence: 'At Rabobank, you work on yourself and the world around you at the same time. You'll see this reflected in your personal development budget, our hybrid working environment, and a healthy balance between work and home. You can work on banking services for our private and business customers, as well as societal issues such as food and energy transitions.

Why everyone is welcome at Rabobank

At Rabobank, we believe we become stronger through people who complement each other. By embracing our differences, we bring out the best in one another. We seek diversity in areas such as knowledge, skills, and experience, but also in gender, background, and culture. Across every department, we strive for variety and the freedom to be yourself – whoever you are. That's what diversity and inclusion at Rabobank is all about.

• 7+ years experience as Platform Engineer or similar within large-scale analytics platforms
• Proven experience with Azure Cloud, Azure Databricks and data architecture
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code within CI/CD environments (Azure DevOps preferred)
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Proactive learning mindset
• Team-oriented attitude
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders
• Strong communication skills